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Page 1: NOTE - Canadian Armed Forces€¦ · r NOTE This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regarded as authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy in all aspects. and its

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This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regardedas authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy inall aspects. and its interpretations are not necessarilythose of the Historical Section as a whole.

Ce texte est pr~liminaire et n'a aucun caract~re afficiel.On n'a pas v~rifie son exactitude et les interpretationsqulil cantient oe sont pas necessa;rement cel1es du Servicehistorique.

Directorate of HistoryNational Defence HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaK1A OK2

July 1986

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REP 0 R T "0. 105

HIST(lIICAL Oll'PlCER

IIILITARY IlIWlQUAR

26 oct 43.1!lAI lfork of the Canad1an 'l'Imne1l1llgtlI'ilh at GibriItii', 1942-'13.

1. 'l'h1. R.port <leal.. with the work of t • Canad1an'l'Imnelling unit. at GIBRALTAR fiOlll tlw r or 19~ untiltheir return to Great Brl ta1n in Deoember of a .... 78&r.'l'h1. J,leport eho"ld be read in oonjllllCtion with Report o. 80.1Ib1ch ouUined the hiat~ of tha twmeUing unite atGIBRALTAR fie,. the date of tha deapatoh of • fir.t Sp.cialDetao_nt. 1 Cdn Tun C07 on 15 IIov 60 until JIll7 1942.

2. 'rha terial. upon whioh thi. Raport 18 baaed1nolude the pertinent fna. at C. K.B.Q. (6/2 Tull/1J 6/1 Tull/2,21/Gib/l), Comd R. C.B. ( ) fna 1- • which waa borrowedfor the purpo.., the War Di&r7 or 2 Cdn Tun C071 and oon­vereatian. with Lt.-Col. C.~. C8IlIPbeU. C.R.E•• 4 Cdn ArlIIdDiv. jor D. Ta710r. O. C.. 1 Cdn Tun C07, C~t.. J. D. Br70aand E.lI'. craalJa.'l. 2 Cdn Tun C07. all of mOlll .pent ... tu.with the Canadian Tunn.lling unit. at GIBRALUR.

THE lfORI!: DOllE BY 2 CDIi 'l'UII COY

3. The prinoipal taak upon whioh the per.onnel of 2 Cdn'!'Un Coy wera .mpl07.d during 1941 and the rir.t hal.r of 1942..... the con.truotion of tha large .ubt.rranean ho.p1tal, oal.ledarter Field Uarehel the Vi.oount Gort. tormar17 C.-in-C.,B.E.F•• 1939-40 and .ub.equantl:J Governor and Co.."ander-ln-Ch1otor GIBRALTAR. in tha interior of tlw Rook. 'rh.r. wer. otherjob. at lo...r importanc., Ill&n:J at whioh are not.d in theReport reterr.d to above. B7.J'Urw 1942, work on the ea.'Quarter. and Ill&1n bod7 ot the ho.pital ..... oomplet.d andCanadian .oldi.r miner. wer••ngaged dur1ng the period bet....en.J'Urw and December 1942 on the development the Uarl.y Stro.ttwmel and attaohed chamb.r.. 'rhe.e inoluded the lilwn andpock roome. the north and aouth ventilation tunnale. thelaundr7 and ohaJ:lber. de.ignated a. A. B. C. D and E (••aAppendix "~"). ~t tho ..... tu. Canadi.n.....r. al.o empl0:Jedon the tunnelling and chambering at tha .at underground

uina in the aouthern and at the Rook. ich bear. the nameEuropa &sine.

4. Dur1ng the sUllllllllr IIIOntha work proc.eded .10w17. on5 JIm ~ tha ar Di&r7 of 2 Cdn Tun C07 reoorda that 1600 tonehed b.en ezca_ted dur1ng the ....k and this ... noted aa animprQ_nt upon the work at the p'sviou....ok. one lIIlnthlater. on 3 JIll. the ....kl7 tonnage &lIIlunted onl:J to 1600 tone(If. D.. 2 Cdn '!'Un C07. 3 Jul ~).

5. Following the vi.it during the tir.t ....k ot J'ul7or jor eral C. S. L. Bert.berg. Chi.f in.er. Fir.t CdnArm:J and Lt.-Col. C.A. C8IlIPbeU. C.R.E•• 2 Cdn Corp. Tp'.and the pro.peote of an .arl:J departure fio GIBRALTAR. ra..... an improve nt in the general output. on 7 Jul ~. thaunit War Diary .teta.,-

At the job. work •• to ba ape.ding upconeiderab17 and ... hope thi. week toreach the mark of 2000 tone per .....k arter1Ib1ch .... .hal.l shoot tor 4000 tone.

ro ohamb.ring 18 being dona at presentthan formerl:J. a great Ill&n:J or the dift.rentoraas-cute having been completed.

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Thi. opt1m1ltle f'oreeaat waa net. however.ediatel;y borne out in f'act. The hot and "atlolq" ..ather

1a>o1ll1 100al17 aa tho "Levante· had an enervat1ng .ffeotupon the man. On 6 .lUg 1 t waa l'8ported that onl)' 1800 tonahad been excavated during the ..ek (~bld" 6 .lug .2). Itmight be noted. ho........... that "a goo auppl)' of' re......... muck"had b.en built up both at Herl.)' street and Europa Jlaeuinamioh VI a promi.. of' more rap1d work _n the oooler waathermould arrl.... (lbld., 10 Ang 4.2)

7. 1I'1th reapect to thh laat point. the oonatruotlon of'a apeolal ohute at Europa llagaslne made lt poadbl. f'or theapoil to be dumped direotl)' 1nto the II" 'fb1I method had theef'f'.o t of' .peed1ng up the 1I01'k and 1 t ... h.ld to be a great1lIpro...._nt o....r the f'ormer I)'atem 1lboreb;r the greater part of'the apoll had to be carrl.d a_)' in truckl.

8. Wlth the palling of' the "Levante" • and theapproaohing terminatlon of' their sta)' in GIllRAL'l'.lll. and theuae of' diamond drilling f'or ohambering operatlC1l1. the tonnaeeremoved !'rOD the undarground worJdng. mo..d a atead)' lnoreaae.On 27 .lUg 1 t ..a noted that a r.cord had been set with "anall-ti_ high of' 1275 )'arda or 2550 tone" (lbl I 27 A1.I8 ~).'D11a reoord was aoon ecl1paed. The ar Dl&r)' or 2 Cdn Tun C07atatea that 2830 toni had been remo....d d"..ing the wek ending10 Sap 4.2. while on 17 Sap the tonnage &lIIOlDlted to 3118 tona"f'or the belt ...k )'.t". The muck oara war. k.pt moving allda;y and ever)' ..ek lho..d f'urther 1JlIpr0ve_nta. The moltSUCO..lf'ul waell: .... that ending 19 !lov 1Ihen the Canadianl r.".,....d4832 tons !'rom the lDldargrolDld workinga at Harle)' Street andEuropa 1Iaj;aa1ne.

9. .n. on 26 Bov ~. the lDllt was put on 48 hours'notlce to move there was a natUl"al tandeno)' to r.lax. but thetaak 1Ih10h the Canadiana had been aet to do was more thancompleted. Chambera A. B and C had b.en f'1n1lhod durinGoctob.r and the linen and pack ltorea. ohaDb.ra D and 13: and thetwo ohaDb.ra of' the laundr)' ware ready bef'or. Canadianadeparted f'rOIl the Rock in Dac8lllber. JUdging f'r tha mapawhich acoompan)' monthl)' War D1arl.. of' 2 Cdn Tun Co)' th.r....little l.f't to be done on the Harle;y Street 1I01'k1nga exceptthe W.lt ChmDber cf' the LaUDdr)' and tha orth VentilationTunnell and 1t _a eat:!Jllated that thea. would be read)' b)'25 Dao 4.2 and 1 liar ~ relpectlv.l;y (lbl ,.lug .2. AppandU IX).The Europa .gaa1ne chambera A. B. C and D and the aearohllghtpoa1tlon had been e""avated. The remainlng ohambera E. p. Gand H. and the 'J:1,lrnabout oould be completed b;y APril 19~ (lbl ).

10. on 5 Dec ~. the Canadlan T.mnellera eerrled outtheir laat lDldergrolDld ah1f't on the Rock. The f'e.. da)'1 'IlhlohrelM,ined wre ~nt at the cruah'ng plant at Governor'. Cottageand inatructinB the ltiah .ngineera in the ua. of' Canadian..t drilling equ1pmant.

11. All told the Canadiane. during th.ir sta)' at GIBIIALTAR.mined and ramoved appro:lt1J:latel;y If.O.ooo toni of' aoUd rook(Collld R.C. ( ) f'lle l-a-31 jor Tatham to C.R.E•• 26 Jlov ~).

1i1 additlon tho)' e:r:pended 4.6.000 man ho"..a on conatructlO1loDuring the 29 _II: perlod 7 IIa7 - 26 ov ~ th.)' mined llIldrtlI:IO....d 72,000 tona, a tcnnage 1Ih1oh totalled lIIDl'e than half'of' the vork done. The ...xl.... ef'f'<n't attained during the waek13-lll 1I0v a ....rased over 800 tons IlIr da;y. or pron-tel)' 4 tonsper man per ah1f't. "Th1a f'lgur." wrote J1ajor tham"1I inexceaa of ..,It of' the larger mlnlng oompani.a of Canada" (lbl ).

12. The Gort Hcapltal. 'Ih1oh waa. 1Iben the Clnadienaf'irat want to GIBIIALTAR. to have been DIlIII8d the pIe LBaf'Hoapltal in their honour. 11 popularl;y regarded .. tha greatachi.....ment of' the Canadlan Tunnellera. It 1a indeod one of'

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la. Pre. the polut or Yi.. or ..tual tonMp ..-ft41:1.- 1lU'1.,. Street job .... bo.."... tbe ~... aII4 __~lft operat1on. ID4e.4 tbe tm"""7 C':sr. d_ ..."tho lorge.t .1JI818 operaUOIl "1'1'184 out b7 the B.C." at01b7'a1tar° (eo.! B.C." (ftal fila l-e-l1. Beport bY "j_'l'atbD "Olbraltar &44a tho Dl llI'1U to Mlntns"l. 1t.-t1D1-...t 01.. ot 1:1.- ob~ 18'7' b7 41)' nth 11ft 18 toot'AU. UId a two toot o_tre b..k aroh. '1bo total no.... la8gtb1. 19'7 t ....:t IlO t ..t be1ng ...qu1recl tor lID ott lH4t ng po1nt!at the tr en4. ~to17 '-l.OOO _ or 1"OOk __.....ft4 trC8 tIll. ona roe. (lbl4.l.

'l'JIB Weill: DOD BY SPECIAL DB'UCIDIBIl~. 1 CDW 'rill' COY

1.. '1bo _ODd apoo1al Do "t. 1 CdD !lID Col'. -d.hhad boa t _o1 OD 6 JIID 4ll (R--"""t .0. eo. puoaa. 111....1.oOJ'l'lecl OIl k 41.t1not! and HpIII"ato trC8 • CcID !lID COl" Itbad. boon t to OIIIftAL'1'.III 1n JNDMl'7 lN11 at! tbe .poolalroquo.t or tho .... Oftl0. 1n 0l'4R to .IIPSO 1n q1lllft'71ng opera­tlona 1n "~'onnth lID ......p~ l'1IDW&1 l7b1oh ... be1ngoonatrueto4 b7 tho Bo7&1 BDs1- !bo '77poI'tIIDoo ot thl._1£ ... not tIll17 apparent at the 4&to ot wlUng Bopo..t .0. eo.In '11.. ot aubaoquont a1l1tal7 cSonlaJOOonta 1n the IIoJ"th Atrl....theatre 1t 01lD ..... be ..... that 111. oClDatl'uDUon ot thlo &1l'­t1014 ... a noo••OOl'7 ~l'.t ..l'7 to the AlU.4 l .....t .... 1nAJmIRU UI4 IItIDRlH IIOIlOCeo 1n ""s__ 111.... I1tho1lt ..001"'8_nt or on.ting o1l'tl.14 t_lllUo. at tho old .....00Ul'00 tho AlUecl to.........uld haft n:pwlonoecl oona1dG'abla41ttloult7 1n ....-4&Ung tho h.."" boJIt)er o1l'ontt ...qu1ro4t.... tho atu1 .uout10n ot thl. oporaUon. Moar41ng to a.taw-nt b7 Copt. 40 ......at 111_ _ -..p~

(-"1 ..014oDt. bator. tho~ 10ngtb0ne4.

15. In or to obt&1n tho tll1 tor thl. J'UDW:7. tblo~ozton404 1nto tho 1 t ... plomwd to ..n u.. or tho ooll'OOat the bau ot 1110 o..t and DCl'th .140. or tho Rook aII4 toquOl'l'7 .t.,.,. to baUd up 1110 out.l40 oonta1n1ng wallo ot thot1ll. It ... tound praotlo&1l7 t.po.o1b1o. ho.."er. to ..... tho...... b)' ordtn"l'7 _on. ODd tho prob1ea ........ to what _tho4I018ht bo aftlopeel to ....do.. 1t po..1bl. to aboftl 1:1.- .

n 4rlU1ng 41d DOt &obloft tho .xpooted ...ou1t. Captlo Do ttr10d 0~th1n& "fro. roU1ng tho rooka do-. 117 _ toh74l'au11oldng with a Bl'1a. and atrattcm" (C.-1 R.C.Il. I It110 1-e-l1J Lt. Wb1ttakar to Lt.-Col. e-pboU. U JIm 411.

16. AooOl'41ng to Lt. J.D. Ih1ttokor. who ... &ant outtl'C8 1 CcID '1'Im Col' to toloo ohorp or tht. _k 1n JIlae 111....tho 41ttloult10. ozpo..1onoecl b7 CApt. 1lO1Io t "would tlU abool<". 'l'be Chlef Bn81_. OTBRAT,'1'.III not opporontl7....optlft to ,... 140u ond 1t ... DOt on17 har4 to obt&1n thonooo.OOl'7 oqul.....t nth whloh to work, but! "DObet1;r on the jobWI>Il14 .0 operato nth 7IIIl- .180". L~. lI11ttakar votoprbato17 to Ltlo-Colo" i'boU on 1M JIm 41 do....lb1ng h1aozporl0n00. OIl OJ'I'bal at tho Roek (1b14. I. 810 1.ttar .tateds

1!>e7 liyaraul10ldng ..ather ~oual7all 0 the _ nth a fire ho.. tblohmoont tho -. ba4 poor toot1ng, had to got.....7 010.. to tho work ..... ooUJ.d ...al17 pt

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no advantage ot a taoo to oarve do.. b7'md.l'Outt1ns. I got another puIIIp 1notalledran anoUle.. P\JIIP l1De and jo1ned tho twopump. into a makooh1tt DOO&lo 1Ih1oh 10dhoho..g1ns about 1200 g.p. at 150 lb.pro••uro. It hu bl'oU8ht dOlll1 about 60.000I:de to.. ....7 d1gg1Dc to.. the moftl. 8Dd

.tuff hu plant)' ot b1a boulder. in 1ttor tho rook 1:1»7 _do ODe. it would _about 75 tone w bl'OU8ht do.. fro.. about 75to.t up tho tac. and all 'tbo7 had to do ...plug 1t and g.t ..,... rook thm 1:1» quarr;y1n&ooot10n oould oupp17 in two dlQ.. n>o_1tl;youtput hu b••n lIIO.._d to 25.000 ;yarde1Ib1oh 10 o1D:>.t double 'libat it •••

17. n>o lack ot ou1table .qu1p1lleDt ... a _tter or.... ooncern. Lt. 1Ih1ttakor. in the letter juot 01ted.oontinuo••

,I .till ha_ pl~t)' ot ........1e•• tho ....d..,tor...... not bu11t tor oontinuoua 1"Dm'ns8Dd the)' DO. han about 500 hour. withouton..haul 0" ohook-up and ... Ul••ng1no.....old and oboolete tboro 10 (.10) no opar. port.0" toolo with 1Ib10h to ...po.tr tho n>o oparkplug...... real hard to got out without epa010ltoolo. lIow tho natho.. 1. hot 1t 1. ditt1cultto 0001 tho .ns1no. with ••a _tor goinsthrough 1:1» heat n'tlhangor. Aloe "'" work1nstao. 10 g.ttina high on tho .0 d I'llhave to tigur. .~ 1rII7 ot gottina ound that.

18. 1'be u.. of h:7draul10 prouu... , howev.... proved tobe 1:1» .01ut1on ...d "h:7draul10k1ns" beo.... lbo .tendardpract1o. at QIBIlAII1'AIl. 1'be Canadl.....uppl1.d the p onnelneoo.OIU'7 fo.. ·b•• op...at10na until J'U17 11142. Att th10date it would appear that on17 on. ott1oer. neme17 Lt. J.D•..,1ttaker. and throe othe.. ronko ........ta1n.d on this work,the ...... in1ng per.onnel beina prov1~d b7 tho Brit1ah.

11. Mean1lb11o. tho .._ina... ot tho Detochment.inollldSng Capt. DeJroro.t, ..... kept bua7 with autorentcU.mnd dr1llina tub tor tho Br1t1oh 1II111tar;y and navelauUl0l'1tie.. 'Ih1. wo..k oona1oted ohion7 ot explo..ation.pr.porins holo. tor co_m 10ation and pow.. oabl.., dr.1nag.and ventilat10n purpo••••

20. Durina hi. v101t. 6-6 J'U1 42. Lt.-Col. Campbell4100ua..d with tho Chi.t EDgin.... at QIBIUL'l'AIl tho quo.t1onot tho ...~t10n ot 1:1» Spe010l Detao_t at tho Roo Hepointed out that the ott1cor. and ot th1. Detaohmentf~d port ot an operat10nol unJ.t on dut)' wiUl Fir.t Cdn U!Jqand that 1t ... not t.lt that tho b••t u..... be1ng _~ ot thoqWll1t1od .k1lled t ..ade_ belongina to tho Detaom.nt. 'l'he<:bUt 1neer o.d. th-ror. to oall a contOl'enoo ot thovar10Ul1 cc:>_nd..... on tho Rook ;{", ...qu1rod d'amond dr1ll ':fnato be dono with a v10. to co-ol'41Dating U:11o work and ~1upon a detinite dr111ina progr.-. \'h1L:.0gr..- oompl.ted.tho Detaobl:lont ... to be ...tur-d to EDg to rejoin 1 CdnTIm C07. (W.D., 2 Cdn TIm C07. Sop 42, Appendix 8, _ ...da... V101t ot Lt.-Col. C..... Campbell. C.R.B. 2 Cdn Corp. '!'p. toSpe010l Detao_nt o. 1 Cdn Spec TIm C07 Q1brolter 6-6 J'U17 42).

210 It 10 not oloar wbe1:l».. th10 oontor.nc. .. .verooll.do Q1 2 Aug 42 Capt. Dello....t wrote to Lt.-Colo Campbellthat no .tep. had be.n taken to proporina a dr1llina progl'lUllllOand that "no one ....... ver7 k••n on drl1l1ns hole." (Comd R.C.B.(Wko) tl1. 1-0-:5, Capt. Dellor••t to Lt.-Col. Campbell). He added

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.om...b ..t bttterl,.,url,. return to u.

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all eorta or job. lIOuld crop up".

22. Dur1Dg tile l ..tter pert or th.ir .l:q' OD the Rockthe Speolal Detachment wr••mpl07ed. to .. large extent. inconJunot1on with the .'uing operation. be1Dg curled em b,.a Cdn Tun Co,.. Although Lt.-Col. Curpbell had .trongl:r urg.dtile u•• or the diamond dr1ll ror "'"'"g. th1. method ... nott"Toured b,. Major orth, ror-r O.C. 2 Cdn Tun Co,.. end tt ...JIOt tr1.d out on aI1J' aoale until the arrlftl or jor Tath....'rile 1ncre.... in tonnage JIOted in parae. 8-9 J:I&l be puotl,...ttr1buted to the introduBtion or th1. _thod 11bl ,Lt.-Col.Curpbell to C.K•• P1r.t Cdn • 9 oct 411). I/ilOr'""Tathaa.. quite .ntJnalut1c OTer the .Ulloa•• or the diamond drlll.III .. tecIm1cal report 111'1tten to Lt. -Col. C 11 on 2'1 £US 411he outUnad the adTant..gu or th1a .l.tea or !dn'ng which. he.tated. "hu glftn exc.llent reault. (~, Jlajor Tatham to Lt.-Col. Curpbell. 2'1 '8). The....d..... 1nciucled. rorinatenoe, the prepar..tion wll in ..dTIIDDe or ler6" tonnagee rorbla.t1Dg, the ..llotm.nt or ... whol. c r to the dr1lling ere.,the OanaerTlltlC11 or compreaeed ..ir b,. the UN or petrol-drlTendlamond drllla; and .. "'n'1IIw or 100•••cal. in the "omplet&d"lwmber. Por .. rUl'tIler .tatement on the UN or dla!DOUd drlllingin ,,'n11\6. ..e Append.1x -B-.2Z. It IIl1ght be JIOted ..t th1. point that the Spe<>1alDetachment ... in JIO Wfl:1 IUlcler the 00 d or the O. C.. 2 CdnTun Co,.. C..pt. Dellore.t had been anted the power. or ..Detacbnent COli'''''''''''''' prlor to the departure or the UD1t rromEngland (R.port W". 80. par... 24). Por oper..tlonal pul'po••••the IU11t ... direotl,. uncler the C d of the Ch1er Enginear,GIBIlALTAR (W.D., 2 Cdn Tun Co,.. ht> 42. App.n41z 8)1 tar allother pul'po.... lt remained under the oontrol ot Canadian

llt~.r,. lle..dquarter•• LOIlDOH. Sub.equantl,.. on 11 £US. theSpe"'al Detaohment ..a ..ttaGhed to 2 Cdn Tun Co,. for ratlonaend aoooJlllll)dat10n (lbido' 11 Aug (2). 'l'h1., balreTer. did JIOtarra"t the oh.nn.la 0 "oUMQtDl"..tlon end ..uthor1t;r ... out11nldabove.

'l'YPB OF EQUIP lIT USED

24. Generall,. apeakSng the aquipment used b;r the CanadianTunnellara ..t GIBRALTAR ... or Brlt1ah -.nur.... ture with theexoeption or the di..,nd drilla 1IIb1ch were .trl"t17 .. CanadianprodnGt. 'ftJe princlpal ltems ot equiPlMnt 1nolua.d "gmpre••ortlnth .. oapaolt,. ot 160 to llOO feet per minute. ftJer" wera alaot1IO 600 cUblc-te"t-per-m1nute unita, the.. wre 11:-600 CanadianInger.oll-Rand which ga... """ellent terTi"e and ...... h1ghl,.r""OIIIIImcled ....tendard tunnell1Dg co aI1J' equi_t. _ rOGkdrlll. ueed b,. the Britlah R. were H01Jlllm SL-9 dr;r hand heldplugg""a. The Can"dill.Dl. however. used ei. S and st 1nohCl1ma% Le;rnera and Stoper. after tha Canadian .ining pr.."t1ce.RUe,. rip bite wre ..T&1lable and ...... used on .ome other ....11er'.01ated job••

25. '1'be di""""'d drllling.qu1 nt 18 ot ape,,'al interest.At the out.et ot tha war arr8D8"menh had been mea. .ith thethree pr1no1pal "nanor,,'al .inlng aupP17 "e>mpan1u to ahar" therupona1b1l1t;r ot provld1Dg equi_nt tor tho Canadian Tunnell."..,aach OCGPaI1J' una.rtBJdng to f'Urn1ab thea. partl"ular i_ otequ1 t 1t ... beat au1ted to nr<lTlda. '!'be ",,_n1•• inque.t1on 1nolua.d J.V. 8o,.la. Jll'p•• (VAliCOUVI!Il) 'IIIbo proTidadnrlC>W1 t;rpea or d:I ....... arlll. in ..ddit1on to their own etenderdair drlTen una.rground drill., Canadian Long;rear C""ll"'Q' (BORTHBAY) 'IIIbo prov1cled roda and o..alnsa, and SIIl1th & Tra...re L1m1ted(SUDBURY) 'IIIbo provicled Tarlous p.c"e"l!Ol'le.. Allot th1a equipoe>nt•• rUl'n1ahad ..t ooat to the CanadIan ao.....m-nt. ('l'h1a into....._tion ... obtain.d trom Lt.-Col. Campbell in oon.......tion nththo 1II'1tar, 26 .lug '5).

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26. 'ftl. d11'1'er.nc.. in the t.ohnioal equl~nt and tb8.'ning _thode or the Bl-lt1ah and C....dUn b"",.U1n& -s.ta atGIBRALTAR l.d, u eme m1l;ht 1_g1n., to oonalc\uoable ooatl"onr.,..'ftl. Bl-lt1ah method ot th7 drllling with 8IIIIl1l pluggw...r.garded bJ tbA C.nadlana u interlor to th.ir 0-. SUb&equ.1tlJtb8 R.B. unit. at GIBRALTAR adopted the Canadian .,..talll and lt.... noted in the War D1ArJ ot II CdD TIm COJ that "th1. cheDgeOftI' to .teDdard Wt drill1n& .qu1pmont ~ ..... theJ t1na]]Jrealize that drllling dr with bend held plugger. 1. noth1ngbut doing lt the hard ft7" (W.D., II CdD 'l'Un COJ, 8 Dec .2) •

'mCHIIIICAL DIPPICULTIES BNCOUIi'l'KRED

11"1. 'ftle gr.ate.t individual probl... enooUDt.r.d bJ theC....dian. at GIBRALTAR ... the maintenanc. ot th.ir' .quipmm>t. 'In hi. l.tter. to Lt. -Col. Co.mpbeU, Capt. Dellor••t invarlablJr.terred to the dittlcultl.. ot the equlpmont 81tuatlon. '!'hedrill rlg. uaed bJ the Speolal Detao!ll:lent had been in op.ratlonne...lJ two ,.ar. and th.re ... a ....loua ahortage ot .par. part••In one ot hi. lett.r. Capt. De .t wrote, "the IIlI.Chine. WI'.onlJ in tair .hape _n w landed 1»1'. and dnc. haft tannoonalc\uoabl. &bua.". In another l.tter he .tatedl

'ftl. .qu1pment 18 oerta1nlJ not in VArJ goodahape. SOott deaern. oonald.rabl. orew.ttor Jal.pint lt in operatlon. W..... now.xperl.ncing _.lor break do... .uch a. trana­1Il1..1ona, drlft ahatta and -.-ter valft••D JOu know the .qulpllleDt Wh1l. having beenroughlJ overhaul.d in 11. ... in to.1rlJ badahape and ita (do) had ••ftn IIlODthe or hardwork here lIO.tlJ on ~" hoI•• whioh oaua. alot ot vibratlon due to the ahort di.tanoebetween the oollar ot the hoI. and the chuck.(Co!Dd R.C.E. ( .) tlle 1- , Capt. Dello....tto Lt.-Col. Campbell, 11 oot .2).

28. Con.ld.rabl. trouble ... alao .xperl.nc.d with theoompreaaor.. 'ftl... machine. nr. aubj.ot to oonalder&ble .trainand breakdown. .erloualJ ourtail.d tomeg. produo t1on. 'I'heintroductloa ot diamon4 dr1l1. oporated DJ petrol drlftDangin.. reU.ved part or the .train upon the oompr.aaor. withthe r.ault, alreadJ noted, that ..... work ... o.otuallJ ...,oom­pUo.hed in the ••oODd halt ot 1 ~ in the pr.vloue J.ar anda halt.

LIP!! Olf 'l'IIE ROCI

29. DutJ on the Rook pr...nt.d ..rloue probl.... ot .....al.to the ottl0.r. in oharge ot the Canad1aD Tlmnell.ra. llent10nhu alr.adJ be.n _de ot tha ab.eno. ot t ....l. oompanlonah1p,the lo.ok ot sultabl. to.o111tlo. tor l.aft II1d the propena1tJot the troop. to .pend their IIOneJ in the numeroua ••tabU_nt•••Uing into:doating llquor.. At the ...... time .o_thing ahouldal.o be .000d about the nath.r. 'I'he War Dl&l'7 ot II CdD TIm COJoontain. numerous ret.r.no•• to the d.pre••ing .tt.ot upon the_n 01' the hulll1d weather 01' the .UIIIll81' month.. 'ft11. wather,known a. the "Levant._" .... "blamed tor .verJthlng hom a"browned-ott" t ••ling to an up..t .tOll&Oh" (W. D., 2 CdD TIm COJ,115 J\ll .2). It .... gen.rallJ aooompani.d bJ low IJing oloudeand .t101q h.at. Porth. Canadian., acoueto_d u theJ WI'. tothe IIOre Wo.oing olimete ot Harth Amerloa, it •• 1Drpo.dbl. towork at tull pltoh and the low tonn.ge oUtr,.'t r.1'err.d to inparu....8 ... due parUJ at leut to the Levan ". IIor.over,the hot wather oombined with UDdergroUDi work appear. to havebrought on llln ot varloua kind., Pl'lnolpallJ de.....tltl.'and the r.oord at in hoapltal .... invariablJ higher duringthe hot than during the oooler th.. (lbld.1 • J\m 42).

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- 7 -30. There ...med to be U ttle rell.r rr_ U1Al he.t.IIeteorologloal data ror the IIOnth or J'IIDe _d • ra1Dt'alllllIOUnting onl;y to .02 1nohe. and • da11;y ._age or 11088 hour.or aunablne (1bld.; 26 J\Il .sl). Dur1ng Auguat the noral da11;y..ri."" temperature ... 84 and the 1I1n1.."" 69 degreu PIIhr.Dhdt.

31. B;y .&:7 or recr••tion the n orten .ent "''''::fin the .... although .nn in thi. oonn_lon the War Dl~2 Cdn Tun Co;y remerka that the water ... '. b1t too....... (lbld.;9 Aug ~). Oth.r. are permitted to take 0l"U1 on the ...louaah1p. oper.ting out or GIBRALUR. L1m1ted lean perm1ttedto LA LIliEA and to £LGECIR.&ll. but the regulatlon weh thatonl;y ...en pero.ntage or the D18n are able to avail theJIIHln.or th1a prlv1l.ge (lb1d.J 'Z7 OCt .sl). The 1:ntroductlon or •eanteen dur1ng the .arl;y .'w, sr or 1942 proved to b•• popular.,v. 8110,,& the Canad1ana and acoord1D& to the unit ar D1ar;yWIlt '. long wa;y towarda 1lIproving d18Olplin. b;y keeping theawa;y rrom bad Uquor and tha down-town pub.' (1bld.; 2 J\Il 42).

32. OCculonall.;y the D1ar;y r.corda the arr1val atGDlRALUR or Canad1ana .ttached to the Ro;yal R.V;YJ and in .0118tnatanc••• or ••ellPed prl8Oner. or .ar. on 28 8ep 42. rortnatanc.. the Dlar;y .tate. ·.OIM Canad1ana are alr••dy backthrough her. arter the Dl.ppe actlan...1dng their .80_ arterbeing • prlaon.r·; and in one cue • Sergeant P1lot rrca IIDSOB.ATBBR'U. who.. ".. 18 not glnn. reached Brltiab 8011 and..ret;y .t GDlRAL'l'.Ul arter 13 -.nthe in • Germen prleon camp.on 16 oct P.S.Jf. L.A. Duma1. or the FueUl.r. IIont-Ro;yal. whowa. awarded the Jf. Jf. rollowing hi. e.c.pe t'rolll the enellQ' arterDmpf'E. arr1ved .t the Rook (Sgt.- jor Dumaia l .tor;y 18 to b.round in Report No. 89).

33. QI1e 1tem or gr••ter local intere.t then h1.torlcalvalue .u a r.r.renc. in the War Dlar;y on 6 OC t 4Jl to the.ppearanc. in the t01ll1 or GIBRALTAR or the Rock Ape.. The..an1..la••COCll."d1ng to tr.dltion. had b.en brought to GIBRALTARrrom North At'rloa at the t1me or the 1Io0rl.b invaalon or Spain.Their pru.ne. on the Rock l.d to man;y oomplaint. on the partor the looal 1Dhab1tant. and ..n or the garrhon owing to theirthi.v1D& proclivltie. and per10d1cal vhit. to the town in ••arohor 1'ood. Eventuall;y 1t .aa declded to do awa;y with them in 192.;but the .uper.titlon had denloped that 11' the ape. 1.1't theRook 1t .,uld 0 •••• to be • Britlab colon;y. In the ~r or194Jl their humber. totalled 17 and deaplte the heav;y anti-a1rcrartbarrage which ... thrown up "'-nr 1lo.t1le aircrart appearedin the .q. the ap•• re_in.d lIPpar.ntl;y unperturbed.

Me There are r•• rar.r...... in the D1ar;y be_en .nm.and Dec.1lIber 194Jl to ho.t1le __ air activ1t;y. An entr;y on29 .run .e r.1'.r. to 'our rir.t raid in II8JQ' IIIOtltbe·. TWoBrltlab p~. on the Horth Pront were .l1ghtl;y damaged and ••nralcuualti....re wt'rered b;y R.A.P. per.onnel. Thi. raid. boaver•• ppear. to han been the onl;y one or an;z conaequenc. dlJl'ing theper10d covered b;y thi. R.port.

TllB l'IellTH .lPIIICAII DlVASIOI'I

35. A. not.d in par•• 71. Report 1'10. eo. ah1p movement.in and out 01' the harbour or GDlRALUR are alwa;y•••ourc. or

.at interut to the Canadlen. on the Rook. Dur1D& the m1d­auawr IIIDlltha there are r.peated rererenou in the unit WarD1ar;y to varlous large warah1p. 1nclud!D& H. S.. Bodne;y. la;y••Eagl•• Argus. Char;ybd1. and other.. on 17 .run, the torpedoedol"U1.er H•••S. Liverpool limped into portJ whil. on 12 Aug the10.. or the a1rorart carrl.r H•••S. Eagl.. wb1ch the people orGIBRALTAR had co,"" to th'nJc or 'u • _nt part or theG1braltar Naval Foro•••• (W.D•• 2 Cdn Tun Co;y. 12 Aug .e) wa.mmounoed. '

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;56. An inte....tlDg 1te. ind1cat1ve or 1mpend1na .vent•... recorded on 25 oct 42 1Ibon the diarl8t or II CdD !run Co)'noted the 1ncre..1ng IIUlIIber 01' Amer1c.... appearlDg OIl the Rock.on 6 OY, thre. da)'. batare tile Allied l ..... 'ng. in th Atr1ca.the war Diar)' .tated that "our barbour 1. _11 .tacked withwarehip. at all kInd." and ret'arred with .at1ahation to theprogre.. 01' the 8th Artq in LIBY.l. on 7 lIoy the .... D1llr)' .t.tedl-

JIUol1 act1rtt7 at the Narth J'ront Airport.'ltd. together with the lIaveJ. ..,y_t t1nd1cate .0_ action. ... lot 01' 1'.around 11 .. R.A.P. , R.O.A.P. , R.A.A.P.and B p. lie. Zealander., South Atr1cana,Bhodea1 , .to. ••• ... t ..llDg 01' U.at.vent. in the ottlDg .._ to be in the air~ together with~ rumour (.1c) con­c.rning the DaveJ. and air &OtiYit7.

87. on the tollow1na cl.a7 the Canadian. learDlld the a1gn1­t1cance 01' the.. preparat1ona. OYer the V1ch7 rad10 clllle then... or the jnYaa10n or Harth Atr1ca "'8b1ch", conoluded thed1ar1.t, "accounte tar the aho.... ha.. been •••lDg here ror.0_ time". GIBI!AT.TAR ••rnd aa the Pl'inc1pal b.... tar theDayal and air .ernc.. durlDg the operat1011 and "intenee act1Yit7"... noted at the aarodrome. Accard1DS to the 1lII.&r7 pr.Yioual)'cited the cOllCantratian or Sp11:t1re. on the Rock Cha"8ed theirIIllI1"klDg. tralll R.....p. to tJ.S.A p. 011 alloy. Larg. n'-. oru.S.........p. per.0JID81, Portre and Liberator., A!DIlr1CllD para-troop. and airborne lntllDtr7 to b. ..en crowd1J>8 the Rock.TIw War D1ar}' al.o .tated that the R..... p. "18 operatlDg a largen'- or JlUdaona tram bare and the p.A.A••cme StrlDg Bag.(Swordt1ah)". (ibid,. 8 Nov (2).

;56. on 11 Nov ••yeral R.C.ll. corvette. made theirappearance in the harbour. T1w.e cratt, headed b,. B••• C.S.Loui.bourg - aub.equantl,. lo.t in no.veJ. action in the IlEDITERR.UlEAllon 6 l"eb 43 - ..r. "the tir.t Cenad1an NaveJ. oratt to e~ enterGibraltar" (ibid., lllloy 62). TIw dq. 1ih1ch tollo..d _re tull01' aot1Yit)'. 'l.'i'anaport., troop., naval oratt and a1rcratt wr.conatllDtl)' arriY1ng at and leav1DS GIBRALTAR. Cat 12 11Oy, twl..large troopehip. lett in the ...n1Dg with lID ..cart 01' de.tro,..r.and' two lIIl&11 carrier., and on 15 lIoy the d1ar1n 01' the Tunnell1ngColllp&DJ ob.arnd ".. ha.. 4 batt1eehip., plu. carrier. V1ctor1ouaand Indomitable end man,. cru1..r. in the harbour". TIw pre..nc.01' lar number. 01' tranaporte rai..d the hope. 01' the.... It... no.obY1oua that the 1nautt1c1ellC)' at .h1pplDg tac111ti••to carr)' the .." back to EDaland could no loneer be put rorwardaa a reUOn tar the del.,. in the departure 01' the Cenad1ana trOlllthe Rock.

T1IB CAlfADlllI LBAVB GIBRALTAR

59. The problem at reli.v1DS the Cenad1an 'l'unnell.r.,.0_ 01' whOIll had been at GIBRALTAR .1nc. NOYe_r 1940.... anurgent 0DAl. It baa been noted in para. 75, Repert lIo. 80. thatthe original under.tandlDS". to the ett.ot that the Canad1anawould re.-1n at GIBRALTAR tar a I1m1ted period onl)'. The 1'al1ureto return the unit to oreat Britain in &Ooordanoe with thi.under.tandlDg had beo01ll8 a .ouroe or gr1eyance aB>D8 the n.

40. It ... in order to d1aoua. thl8 a1tuation with theGoYerDCr 01' G'lBBAI.TAR and to reaaeure the man thelll8elve. that

jor-GeDaral C.S.L. Hertsberg 1'le. to tba Rock earl)' in JUl)'1962. on 4 JUl, the entire per.oDnel at 2 CdD !run cOI.~~l!lbledat Gert l • Bo.p1tal to hear G......al u.rtaberg. He ~ d tothe ..... that the)' "ahould probably return to England on 'oompletion ot their pre.ent taak "but that th1a oould not beprOlll1aed aa it wallla1nat polic)' to prom.. relie1' ... When maD)'R.B. lll11te, mo had been here langer ... have DO challC. or so1DSho_". He a.aured them, boWYer, that he would do everyth1DS

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po..ible to tacilitata th.ir r.turn to "join the ...... 'nd... otthe Canadian Arfq .. _ •• po.dbl.".

41. General H.rtsberg'••ddre.... tollowd b)' somediaou••iOll and~ que.tiona and .YVJOIW lett with the .impr••don that "the _ral _. worldDg tor ue and would do.nr,.th1ng to pt ue a~ tro,. h.r.. abort ot ........,"8 .peoialpri...i18g.. tor Canadiana (...D•• 2 Cdn TUn Co)'. 4 J'Ul 42).

42. Pol101l1DB..t1aa 111th Hi. E:to.ll.....)'. Lt. n.•. ....em- ParlaDa, C.B., D.S.O., M.O., Goveruor andCo-wn de....in-eh1.t ot OIBR4U1'All, ae.....al .rtllberg retumeclto Ensland where he .ubmittad • r.port to th. O.O.C.-1n-C••Fir.t Cdn Arr:rJ on the altuation .t OIllllALUR (C.14.H.Q. tile6/2 'rUn/l. on R.ll.t ot 2 Cdn TUn CO)' in Gibraltar). Hopointad out that "the .... are _tr_1J di.oontanted and t ..lthat the promi••• given tholll ha.... not been tultill.d", andadded that in h10 opinion "thi. t ..liaa 10 ju.t1ti.cl". Herec~nded the recall or Canad'an. u .t earlJ • data u couldbe &1"NllS. Bxcarpt. tra,. General Bert.berg'. moran4ula h.rerer.rrecl to ~ be tound in para. ..,." Report Bo. eo. In thelight ot the Chiot &!gineer'. reeo ndationa, G_ral IIml8btonreq,...tad the senior Clttic••• C. Q. to .pproach the Ottic.with • now to arrllDging tor the r.turn ot 2 Cdn TUn Co)' toEngland ".. eoon u ita pro••nt tuk i. coql18tad. and in ~ovent not latar than Jan~" (ibid., Lt.-Col. Roclger to llen10rClttic.r, C.11. H.Q.. 16 J'Ul 42, ••• .lao paru. 78-79. R.port No. eo).

~. In .ccordenco with th... in.truction. the r.li.t otthe Canadian TUnnell....t GIBlUI.UR ... renowed with the warattioo and on 6 Aug 42 the British authoriti•• de.patched •tal.gr&lII to the Governor ot GIRR4L'1'AR uldDg him wilen it wouldb. po.alblo to rol.... 110. 2 Cdn TUn COJ "frithout .eriouer.percu••ion datonc. progr.-" (ibid., '1'el. 66962. war Otticoto Governor and C.-1II-C•• Gibr.ltar, 14 Aug 42) and on 18 AugC.II.H.Q. intormed O'1''1'AlfA that the Canadian 'l'Unn.ller. would b.r.turned to land ".arl)' Januar)' aulljoct to .....U.ble ahiPPiaa"(ibid., '1'01. G.'1'. 865, Cenm1l1tr)' to Det....or. 18 Aug ~).

44. Cb 17 Aug 42 the per.oDl1ltl or the Canadian 'l'Imn.lliaaCompan)' were acquainted with thi. arraaa_nt. At the r.que.t01' General IfaaCll1-1IacFarlane the wr. paradocl at Gort'.Ho.pital. Accordiaa to the ar Di&rJ "the Governor talked tothe men and cOll\Pl1mentad thelll on th.ir .ttort. in Gibraltar..,.1"8 that "th.J had carved. IIIODUIIIltDt out or the Rock whichwould lut torever"" • 'l'he Goftl'DOZ' al.o .aid thet "th1a cotIP~would b. IIIOved ott the Rock to join the l.t Canadian Arrq b)'the end ot Dee 42". '!'he men "gave the Governor an excollentrec.ption and ...... Y&rJ .ttenti... to hi. remerk.". In the uaualheart)' Can.dian tuhion llajor 3.G. 'l'athalll. O.C., 2 Cdn TUn COJ,call.d tor "three cheer. and • t1gc'". '!h. general erreet otthe Governor'. speech .... health:J' one. '!'he War Diar)' r ....ka"the n t ..l od about thi. nen and it abould help the jcband the .pirit ot th1a caoq>aDJ". Cb tlw other hand the under­taldng given the Canadiana tend.d to _.ta Ul t-11aa betHenthe itish H.B. unite on the Rock 1IIb.lch, u C.pt. De eatob••rved in • privata lotter to Lt.-Col. C8IIIPbell, .... alr••cl:r"bad .nough" (COJlId R.C.E. (Wka) tUe l_1 Capt. De1lor••t toLt.-Col. C_bell, 18 Aug 42).

45. 'l'be .pirit. ot the _n ..r. given. further tillipin mid-Septodbor. Hitherto the Canadiana had been given •detinita operational role in the dat.DC. ct GIIlRAL'l'AIl. 'D1e7 had,at ditt.r.nt pariode, beon .ttached to the 4th De..-ona and to the7th Jr1ng'. own tor the dat.nc. or Governor'. Square (W.D., 2 CdnTUn Co)'. 8 J'Ul 42); but on 17 sep all plana tor the particip.tion

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or the R07al Canadian Eng1naer. 1D 1R111ta1"7 o_ationa onthe Rook wre cancell. "... good 1Ddioat1cm" ..ote the d1ar1.tot 2 Oem Tun 007 "ot our 1IIIpending depar~ trom the Rook"(ibid. J 17 Sap 42). In pau1ng. it t be not.d that inooneequance or tb1. dec1a1on the Oanadian Tum1eller. did notpartioipate in the dot.nai.,. arrme;. anh on the Rock duringth. orit1oal 4&7. or November 1II:len the ...l11.d attaok \!POllorth Atrioa •• launch.d trom the ba•• at GIllIlAL'1'AR.

~. on 17 Wov Capt. Dellorut lett the Rook b7 a1r torBngl.nd• The tollow1ng da7 the War D1ar7 noted "generalexoite:oant a. the da7 or leaving ._ at end". It would _m,however. that the 1aIpend1ng departUl". ot the C.nad'an '1'UIIDeller.bad untortunate r.perouadoIUI upon the di.o1p11na ot the Brit!troop. at GIBRALTAR,~ or whoIR had been in 8&1"1"1&on on theRock longer than the Canad' ana. on 18 Rov it •• reported that178 ('1' 007) R.B., had _rieIlOed a "dt-do.," .trike a. aprote.t aaa1nat the1r remaining an7 10DB81" at GDIlJ.L'1'AR. Wrot.the Can.dian diar1&t previoual7 quot.d, "it baa been decidedthat tb1. 1& a 3-7.ar .tation tor the Britiab J.rrtrt. Luck111_ are 1D the Canadian J.rrtrt (ibid. J 18 Nov 42) •

• 7. The pr••enc. ot large number. ot troopab1p. in thebarbour following the Horth J.tr1oan adV8ll~ held prom1ae otan earll departure and the Mn ..re 1no11Ded to P&'1 II01"tI attentionto paek1ng their .nech than to oont1Du1Dg underground oparationaon the Rook. and 1II>en on 26 ov the un1t __ plac.d on 48 hour.notic. to ..,.,e the Oan.diana declared that • hour. would beeutt'101ent (ib1 J 26 Nov 42). J.ll the1 required .. t~ toget the .tore. ilid baggage to the dock. aDd loaded on board .b1p•.... the ccmvo7. ot tranaport• .,ved out ot the barbour thedi.appo1Dtmant ot the Cmad1ana ..... lICet ....ked Imtll on 27 ovit ... lUGUbr1ou.l, .tated in the war D1a1"1 that "it ••e"'" tou. that we bad been de.erted. ... amall troopab1p .till reN'n.1D the Ba7 u our lut hop.". ~•• too. d1.appeared and on2 Deo the barbour and Ba1 weI". empt;y (1b1d.J 2 Dec 42).

48. on 1 Dec 42, ho..ver. the proapaoh for an ear17dllpart.... appeared IIIWlh brighter. :In a ~oh broadout onthet 4&1 the OOvernor of GIBRJ.LUR paid tribute to the work otthe Canadian 'l'Imnaller.. U. .a1d.

on behaU' ot all ot ua I ant to wiab OOdepeed and good lWlk to 0'" Oenadian 'rIJIIMller.Wllo are leav1Dg ua veF1 ahort17. ~.7 arethe onl7 DoIIWon troop.... ~ve had on theRook. and 11ke all our tulme111ng Uft1t., th.7have oarved out a 1lO11UIIIItnt tor the"""'lve.1lb1oh will .tand u 10116 u the Rook rema1lu.~7 have done a great Job ot work and .. 1I1abthea all good tortune end good luck aDd good.olmd rook 1II:l_ver the,' JeQ go. (1b1 J Deo 42.Part I order.. 2 Deo 42, Appen~ tI.

'rlIo 4&7. later prel1m'N1"7 eJIlbarkat10n order••re 1..ue4 andall r&Dke _1". ooDt1Ded to berraoke. ~ oont1Dued de1&7.ho_ver. oau••d oondderabl. rutle._•• ,.,.,ng t1ie .... andthe windon and root. ot the Canadian b1l1.h wre oooupied"tro.. the t1r.t 811mner ot da... Imt11 darlen... b7 a volunteerob••rvation oorp...tob1ng tor dgne ot a trooper. part1oular17tor the Llanet.pben Cutle 1lb1ob we hope will retUl"D trom Oranand p10k u. up. (1b1d.J 9 Deo .2) •

• 9. F1nall7 on 1:5 Deo. the "big 4&7" arrived. Embarkationon th. "Llan.tephen Ca.tie" ... ordar.d tor 1~ hour. on th.tollowing 4&7. r.ut minute pr.parat1ona were put UDder ..,. andon 1. Deo the Canadian Tum1eller•• 1nolud1ng Special Detao_t,1 Oem TUn C07 and 2 Cem TUn C07, JDarOhed to the .b1p and _1".pla7.d on board b7 the band or the Somer•• t Reg~nt. on the16th Gen.ral llaeon-JIaoFarlan. 0.... on board the Ll.n.tephen Cuti."

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lIDd att.r • abort inepeotlon g.th.r.d the Canad1ane arOUll4 h1a,and in dmple and dir.ot 1&ngU&«. th..,ked the offl0.ra and -anof tM unit for th.ir outatanding worl< wh1la UI1da' hia oonnend.,Before l ••ving the ahlp tbe Go".rnor ga'" Major htlwa • Specialorder for the 0C1111P&D7 iaaued frOll Governor'a Bouae. GIBRAL'1'AII.16 Deo 42. It read as foUowal

I wiab to plao. on r.oord wq v.~ h18b.pprecl.tlon of th. ad>l1rabl. worl< perfo.....dby Major T.tIwa and the arfl0.ra. N.C.Oa••and men of the ROYAL CAIlADUll BliGINEIlRTUIlIIl!LLDJG peraonnel durl th.ir tour ofdutJ .t Glbraltar fro. 1940 to 196.

!l!lelr worl< baa been an invaluablecontribution to....da the pr.p......tion of tbeROCK to 11ve up to lta great tr.ditio....'Prom the firat daJa of their t.rm OIl theROCK when I ea.. the atart of their worl<until the .nd of their t.rm wh.n I ..again fortunate eoough to have the underrq C"",,,al>4. th.y have done • job 1Ih10h will..-in for all time • IIII>nUllL.:lt of theiral<1U, s.al IIDd enduranc••

I will alwa;ya be proud of having hadthem under rq C.....nd and gr.teful for th.way in 1hioh th.y have oona18t.ntly deliv.redthe gooda. I wiab them all godape.d andall poaa1ble good fortuna.(lbid." Deo 42, • photo.t.t oopy 18 markedIppeD41x III of th18 di~).

50. '1'o....da the aven1ns the "L1.natephen C••tle". 1no<>JllP&n1 with thr•• other troopah1pa and • fr.ighter and .aoort.dby two oarv.tt... pull.d out into the bay "in • bright lIOon withvarloua ahede.. hardly diao.rnibl." (lbld." 16 Deo '2). '!'he nezttwo or thr•• claya wer. ao_what unpleiiii're to thoa. who had y.tto find th.ir e•• l.g. and .tOlll&oh.. A' .trong aea fta runn1ngand the ".•••1. filled only to • third of her capaoitJ. rodeh18b upon tM w.vea (ibid., 17-20 Dec '2). By 20 Dec the gre.termIIIber had. ho...v.r. ov.ro their a.a aioklleaa and all ...re onboard to ehar. firat aight of SCotland on 23 Deo. D18.lllbarkationfta oarri.d out the following daJ at GOUROCK and on Chris_.clay the Canadian Tunn.ll.re arriv.d at oxaBOTT wher. they ..ramet by Gener.l B.rhberg and Lt. -Col. Campbell and C.pt. Dellor.at~, 26 Deo 6). On 29 Deo they wer. officlally ...lcomed bacl<to"'1!:iiiiland by General aughton and lIZTans-nt. ".re oonoludedfor the men to go on 18.".. '1'ha year 1942 ended. •• the Dlaryof 2 Ccl:n Tun Coy r.oorded. with • "ve~ qui.t OUIP are. withpractioally all on lea"." (lbi ,31 Deo 42).

61. '!'he r.ar partJ.1Ih1oh had been 1.ft b.hind und.r theoOlllll&lld of Capt. J... Ndlaon, R. C.E.. Ulbarked on 31 Deo andatter • e•• voyage ..hioh tool< th•• to the .lZatBS, arrlved inEngland on 14 Jan '3. It 18 rather intereeting to note thata..plte the r.tion r ••triotion. in .ff.ot in G1-e.t Ill-lta1n theunit War Di~ .poke h1ghly of 11ab food in oomparhon withthat ••r".d the troop••t GIBIIAI.lrAII. An en~ dated 22 Jan 43.ay.,

...la hare in the U.L are v.~ good and

.ppet1sing in oOlllP&rhon to Gibraltar. '1'hafr.ab .ta and flab .. ha". h.r. are IIWlhb.tter than the di.t of bully b••f andmaconiol<1 had on the Rook. of theC.nad1 ana have talked to have n.ver baardof thi. faJllOua atew diab ( & V.) 1Ih1ch wehad ao Il&IIJ tim.. • ....1< for two y.ar••

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511. When tbe leaves re 0""" the UD1t begIID to bruahup on milltU7 traIning. It two year••1Dos III)st of tba manbad euseged in tra1n1ng. ADd f'oot drll1. IIIll1btrJ 11I4 CSlDeerex.rol... bee..... the Ol'der of' the DeZt f'sw wea ~n""ng tbereorcanlsatlon of' tba 001llP&D7 upon a no" e.tabllabment.

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53. Durfilg tho ."""""1' of' 19.a the que.tlon &ro" otgl'antfilg .cme t&Dg1bl. d1.tlDotlon to OIlD.dlan troop. who badseen .ernce UPon tho Rook. ll'l'0lII the beginnIng ot their .teJ'at GIBRALTAR the Canad1an TUnnell..... bad baen aDXious to _tba "T' worn by the Drlt1ah tunn.llfilg un1tao Th1. prlvll.g.bad. hoW••or. been denS.d ~. a. lt ..... a matter of' polloy toretain the tunn.lllng oompanles in the Canad1an~ sos.ntlallyas engineers. Aooord1.n8 to Lt. -Col. OlllllPbell (lntormation hereobta1".d in conv.rsatlon rlth Lt. -Col. CllIIIPbell. 19 jug 4ll) the8U/l&eatlon tinally emanated from IIajor Tatham that the Canadlansmight be allo...d to war the d1.tingu1ahing patch of' thAI GlbraltarKay worn by all troop. in the GIBRALTAR garr1aon. '!hi. auggeat10nwa_ tabn up by Lt.-Gano J1aacn-UacFarlane. Go••mor and C"""",nder­in-eh1.t. GIBRALTAR. who alggeated that 'Glbraltar Kays' of olothshould be 81ven to the of'tlcor. and 11I)12 of' the Canad1an tunnelllngoompan1e. to be worn on the r1ght .l...e. (2l/Glb/l. 'l'e1. A 5484.Canmil1tr7 to Daf'e".or. 1Io11aughton to Let.on. 15 lip. 42). 01117 Aug 42 Ge""ral lIaaon-JIaoFarlane 1ft h1a addreae to the men of' thetunnelling oomp&n7 ref'erred to in pare.. 44 .tated tbat inr.oogn1tlon of' their work he had uked Lt.- Naughton"to permit the L'IIlI1 of' th1a lJn1t to wear the '~7 of' Glbrnltar'on the rlght band .leeve of' their unif'Ol'lll" and added rlth thl.honour would go the prlvllege ot ...arlng the Key tOl'ever (••D••2 Cdn Tun Co,. 17 Aug 42). !!he 'Ke," a. the .,mbol ot .ervioeat GIBRALTAR was partloularly appropl'1ate. Not onl7 doe. the"Key" super.cr1bed 'Glbraltar 1779.-6:5' f'orm part ot the r.s1rnentalbadge of' the Sutf'olk Rell1rnent (12th). wh1ch had f'ought during·the Great Slege. but the c-1II)1I7 of .h&Ddlng over the 1<87. of'Glbraltar at the changing of' the guard bas been oarr1e4 out b7the varlous regl.ment. in garrhon on the Rook .1Doe tho.e da7••Incldentally the Key h also to be tound on the Coat of' ArIug>-anted GDlIlALTAR dur:"i the ~r1od of' Spanlsh rule _n the RookftS reterred to .. the Kay to the Span1sh Dom1n1ona·.

54. Lt.-Gan. Nausbton d1d not. 4Jl>larontly. concur inthe propo.al put f'orward by the Governor vi GIBRALTAR. !!heGovernor dld not po..... the powr to author1&e the waring of'any badge perpetually b,. Canad1an troops. oo.er the oonoeaa1onot th1e prlv110ge rd..d 1mpOl'tant qu..tlon. ot polloy. Shou1dthe Canad1an TUnneller•• tor lnstance. be 81ven opeolal d1.tin­guishing lnalgn1a there wa. the po.a1blllt,. that other CanadlanUD1t. serv1ng in detached thoatree of' war might. wlth ju.t1tloatlon.expeot a a1milar dhtinotlon. In v1ew. however. of' the tact thatGeneral lIaaon-KaoFarlane bad already 00111111 tted h1maelt. 1t .....sugge.ted that "in ordor to get out of' the d1t1'lcu1t,. taottully·.11..... watch 1'ob. might be .ub.tltuted tar the oloth badge.(1I1/Glb/l. Tel. 11..5484. Canmil1tr'1 to Daf'anaor. Lt.-Gen. HcNausbtonto Leteon. 15 Nov 42). Aooord1ngl,.. OIl 15 Sal: 42, GenerallIa.on-lIacParlane lnf'ormed II Odn Tun Coy tbat 1t naB been deoldedthat all Canad1ans in the No. 1 and 2 TUnnell1ng Co,.. rlll beentltled to have .0l:I8 _nto of' their .tq 1ft Glbraltar" andthat a Watch Fob would be glven then in place 01' the aleeve badge(W.D•• II Cdn Tun Co,.. 15 Sap .a). on 22 Sap the de.'gn tor thef'ob,prepared b,. Spr. R.J. Ounningham. along rlth a 118t of' allper.onnel ot the tunnelling compan1ee entltl.d to wear lt, wa.f'or1lll1'ded to the GoVU'DOr tor tr.namlu1on to the G.O.C.-1o-C••Fir.t Odn Ar1tJ1 (lbld. I 22 Sap 42).

•55. It ..... propo.ed thet theee watch tob. should be ..deprlvately in Oanada and General Naughton pa...d the de.lgn tothe Hon. C.D. How, lIinl8ter of' Uon. and SUppl,.. who _.

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then in England and who bad takm a ban per.anal intc'eet inthe matter. ror production (21!Glb!l. or.l. lIlM. nereNlor toOllIlMllltl';r. Bank. to Shiah. 24 oct "I. It would ~pear.ho..ver. that tha Depar_nt or Natlonal ner...e had not _kept t'ull;r 1nto.....d or theH development. lUI OIl Il6 oct a telegram.. deAfatohed rro.. 01"l'AWA to C.II.H.Qo uking ror a clar1rlcatlonor the .o-callad Gibraltar medal ror Odn tl'oop. who H:rnd ther."(ibldo, Tel. A.G. 878, Dorenaor to Canmll1tr;r. 26 oct "I. A ..eklater. on 2 ov" a te18grtllDl". aent to ••D.B.Q. ezpla1n1ng thatthe Jl1n1.ter or IIIm1tiCllUl and Bup;>l}' 'ie arrang1ng troduotion

.or three }nnulred _teh rob. in _ rol'Jll or Gibraltar I.e}' rorpreHntetion to Cdn Tlmneller. lUI a .0u.,.n1r ror thea • ...,loein G1braltar". It further .tated that C. H.Qo" "now awa1tlngdeli"""'7 or the _toh rob. rrom • Ho.." (lbl J Tel. Ao:5:561.C.TII'!llitl';r to DereMor. 2 ov 42).

66. ational Derence Headquarter. did not take a wholl}'raYOUl'abla view or .the action taken in c.mnerlon with the aouven1rGlbraltar I.e}'. on 7 Nova repl}' ......ent to a-ral Naughton'.telegram rererred to above augga.ting po..lble objection. to thea....do '1'h1. telegr read u rollon.

It appe.... that thi. pr aentation or llOuven1r_toh rob. to all per.onnal or a partlcularunit IIl&7 be regarded u be1ng in the natureor a campaign a....d ror aarvlce in a .pec1r1ctheatre. Ie it not probable that other troop.who bave 8e.....d in other detached theatre.will reel thet the}' too ~uld be eligibla ror.1m1lar l'OCO¢tiono No doubt thie upee t hubaen cara!'uJ.l;r ..ig1wd but in order to rol"lllll1atea d&r1n1te pollc}' in thi. regard ror the t'uturawe would ·..lcome vien on _ above. Since thamatter hu gone .0 tar _ are putting torward118C".Br7 Order in Council authorizing purchueand i.aue. (lbido, A.G. 970. neraneor toCanmilltr1. 7 nov 42).

57. In repl}' the G.C.C.-in-C. pointed out that an orderin Ccuncil authorizing the purchu.. or the _toh rob..... qUlteunnece••ar;r. The pruentatlon in qua.tion .. entirel, or anunotticial natura and the me~ _re being troduced at the8JtP8nee or the ar T1.me A.eoclation who had hel;>ed totinance the orlginal .paclal section 12 Pd Co}' R.C.E. in 1939.and at no co.t to tho people ot Canada (lbid., Tel. Ao3484.CanmiUtr;r to Deteneor. Lt. Haughton to JlaJ.-Gen. Lat.on.1ll BOT 42). 'lha que.tlO1l .. di8OuaHa. at OTTAWA b}' the Hon.

• Ho_ and the Hon. • Ral.ton and lt .. rinall}' agreed thatno ottlc1al action would be tabn b}' the Canadlan Clov.~nt

(ibldo, AoG. l266. Derenaor to Cama1l1tr;r. IllaJ.-Ge Lateon toLt:"=lr.n. Naughton. 18 Bov 42).

58. 'lha de.ign ot the _toh rob u rinall}' declded uponconaieted or a .Uver Mdal auper1lllpoaed upon the Glbraltar I.e}'.em _ race or the "",4&1 .. the rigure or a lIl1ner agaln.t thebackground or the Rock with the c~tlon "Glbraltar 1941-1942".Beneath the ...4&1 wu the 801'011 oontaining. _ worde "Ro}'alCanadian Erlgineer.".

59. Although lt _. orlgm.ll;r propo.ad that the Governoror GIBRAL'l'JoR .hould mab the rarJlllll tre.entatlon to the CanadianTlmMllar. (lbld.; Tel. Ao:5351f CamI1l1tr;r to Der~or. 2 Iov 42)thie did not prove po.albla OWUJg to delq in the produc tion orthe rob.. (Prolll convarutlon with Lt.-Colo C...pbell. 19 Aug 43.lt .,uld appear that the rob ... orlgm.ll;r to have bean IIIllde orbron::a. 'I!lia metal. however, could not be relaaHd rar thepurpoH and silver _. thererore aub.tltuted. '1'h1. change ...one or the t'8ctors involving the dela)' in the product1.on or tharob.). It ft. not until late in ch 1943 that the actual

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oeremonJ took place. :5~ namo. appeared on the DOlIina.] rollor thoe••l.18ibl. to reoei,.. the award. 011 2'1 liar, General110 aughton inapected ecme 250 ot the recipiente, headed bJGeneral Herhberg and Lt.-Col. Campb.ll, and pree.nted each witha eouTenil' eUver watoh tob tor hie ••rTio. OIl the Rock. Attera briet deecription ot the cerftlOll7 the Ill' DiarJ ot 2 Cdn TImCOJ concludedl-

'!'here 1& no doubt that the :12. re01p1anteot the G1braltill' KaJ will. be the ,..etdiet1nctin 1lll1t in the Canadian ArfZq andahould and, no doubt, will pr.eern thiedietinot1on for all. time to 00.... Whetherwith the 1lll1t or not at the 010•• ot thear .ach individual on the nominal rol.l

will. return to Canada a proud pou....orot the "KaJ" 1Ih1ch will "nhanc. in Tal".as 1;1118 marchea on.

(G.P.G. stanleJ) Major,tor H1etor1cal Ott10er,

Canadian 11111tarJ Headquartere.

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APPENDIX "B"

REPORT

GIBRALTAR ADDS THE DIAMOND DRILL TO MINING

Operation of

No.2 Tunnelling Coy., R.C.E.

10 Mar 41 to 10 Sep 42.

J.G. Tatham, Major,Officer Commanding,

No.2 Tunnelling COY.,R.C.E.

CONCLUSIONS.

1. The major mining problem of the R.C.Es. atGibraltar is to make holes for blasting. This conditionis brought about by working with insufficient air endspare parte tor the Leyner machines. Try &8 W. may, 1nthe past 12 montha operation w. have never been able tokeep more than seven maohines working at one time. Ouraverage tor that poriod 1. tive. It therefore hes beennecessary tor us to use the diamond drills to assIst inthis work.

The petrol driven diamond drills ars the 100~&nswer to this problem. Where ventilation wIll allowthey are put to work, And although drilling slower thanthe Leyner machines, wIll drill oft any given amountwithout air consumption.

Ths air driven diamond drills being slightlyslower end consuming slightly more air than the Leynermachines .111 work any place, regardless ot ventilation.SInce we are alway8 ahort ot Leyners these muchinoaalthough 1888 economical are a grunt help In our work.

So far the l~ inch hole drilled at 31 to 4 footcentera and not more than 75 - eo teet long has beenthe most .atisfactory. The detailed data collected todate indlcates that this arraignment will require 1.2pounds ot explosives per toot ot hole per tan at muokbroken. This comparOB favourably with Canadian statis­tics from 1933 to 1940 of 1.3 to 1.1 pound. explosivesper ton mined.

The moat satisfactory bla.tingbeen to load 40 to 50 feet of hole solidusing prima oord over the entire length.is not available the use of C.E. primersintervals 1s recommended. All holea aretoly.

practice haswith explosive.It prima oord

at 6 footblasted separa-

Pragmentation in ble.ting the chamber bottomallce. haa had a tendenoy to be emaIl, while the ainglehole blaating of the top alice hea been large and requir­ing blockholing.

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Due to the croee fracturing and poroeity of badground, If a blaat doea not break the firat time thedlamond drl11 holea wl11 plug or even be a total loaa.

The loading of long holoa la accompliahed byconnecting 10 foot loading atick. with a 12 inch pieceot water hoae. The hoae 1. made fast to the loadingatick by driving a amall copper nal1 through the end.Two and three root lengths ot chimney sweep bra••flexible coupling bamboo roda make excellent aectionalloading .Ucka.

Recommendations.

(1) That X-ray di8JBOnd drilla with bar or armattachment. be purohased tor work at Gibraltar.(Boylea Broa, Canada).

Advantages.

(a)(b)(c)

(d)

(e)(fl(g)(h)(1)( j )

No consumption ot oompressed air.Petrol conaumption very light - 1 Gl. in 8 houra.The cheapeat and moat econocical method of drl11­ing. E.timated ooat wear and tear, 2 D/ft.diamonda 1 D/ft.Light, oompaot, and will drill any place ventila­tion will allow. Weight 165 lb••Simple to operate, requiring B two man or.w.Original ooat low.Tranaportation of drill .teel eliminated.Wl11 not oreate duet.Easy to move about.In conjunctlon with a oore barrel may be uaed forexploration .

Disadvantages.

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(a)(b)

(0)

(d)(e)

Wl11 not work 10 badly ventilated headinga.Wl11 not drill a hole larger than It Inchea orlonger than 125 teet.Maintenance coata without expert petrol operator.1. apt to be high.Require. water for drl11lng.All the other C.R.Ea. will declde they shouldalao have a few holes drilled.

(J.G. Tatham) KaJor.Officer Comcanding,

No.2 Tunnelling Coy., R.C.E.

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Flle 6<01-2/76401bre1tIIl',00.11

SJE? ou:: p1: Pariod l.Z 1941 1:0 B6 l~

It 1& olq>8Oted that tbo • 2 lllnG Co7'# R.O.'11111 abortJ.7 10 '" tha Portt-ea. or 01braUIU' and retul'D 1:0the F11'.t canad1an ,

Dur1Da thi. perlod 01' 99 WllOII:8 ba..... 'IIOrked tardand 1'alth.."Ulll'. 1: 1:1mD. the so1l:lg ... toIl/#1. but .,ulWll:11 0 ~'II1th tbo11' hol4da up aDd a cIo1:erl:!Wla1:1on1:0 "0A1'l'7 011·, le&1'O 01brtLltar With tbe ROOdW1ll and~ W1l1be. 1'roI:l 'lbo7 ha"" the aa1:1a1'llOdOll 01' kno1r1Ilg

t tbt:IJ ha..... oCl:lPloted an UDel1el:1t job or rk, tllatthey have, os the 0 ~1n-Oh1or 80 alll.., e.t:pl'e.ee4 Ina 1:al.k to tho COO!P"'V. - "01'8ated In th1e old rook Glbraltar,a mrn-,t tllat 11.tand tor all t1Jao..... a ONdlt 1:0 .,cUl"-..1...... and 1:0 CllXlada". baa been proud 1;0 repreaentcanada In thi. so 'I!IpOI'tant 11nk or the 1:1 ire.

• 1Da the11' entire .tay the Ca1p!n, baa "'~ 4IIOved a tell' 140,000 toN or .oU4 roo In C>Q'l1,f\mot>-lon with thi. tbO'1 haft .a 000 hour. 011 0 tr-\lOtl Dur1 the 29 ,. por1od ~tb 1;0 26th ~1942. tb87 II1.noc1 and rcaoved '12,000 tone, a tomaee that 1.IIIOrO than bQlf' 01' tho total wn'1I: done ';be Mx'.a .""'''ottort ... ottaln04 104 13th-19th 110'1ll1ltlor "".., the.,m1Dlld and ve4 4832 1:0.... (Rer. Appondlx D) ftrag1ng.11ahtl., over 000 tone pol' da7, and ap _ 17 0 tonePOl' J:IllIl. per .hUt. 'lb1. 1'igure 1. In 8XIllO•• or lIOat or thelorae1' IlI1n1nS 0 • 01' O'&nlI;da.

A .....loua bllndloap that 1'01101184 tho COIIll)8nJ' doseod17tbrouaJ:>out tho entire 104 ... the large 01'

uaod dt1t7 and 8. O. Dur1ng the po1'104 7th 1:0 26tho.,l!ItI)<lr 1942. tho a'l1lraae4 III n _4 dutJ. and 21

8.0.8., outt1l:lg tbII of'tact!.... a b7 15'

'l!he tp:'04teBt1ndlvidual opel'lltlon probl_ 1IIU thelaok o:t~ port. 1'01' the tJDdergrolbl iDea and 00119'"real101".. l' ett101cn1: un&lrSl'OUDd opera1;1011 1t 18 88aoDt1al1:0 have.. • In ab!mdonoe. LIIok 01' air r~~., cont>-rolled tbII prolbl1;1on # and Pl'Cblfl1Q be do...1:0 tlmlllnSng 8117. of 1z'oalc1nlJ ater tonnaj;e. toot 01'bole drlUod. and 11' aalble, drUUna hol•• without theoo,.,a",,,1;1oo of air, ~ =-1' ... tOUll4 In tbII use ord1emond drlU8 0 ted b7 0 ..ed a11'. and potrol drlvenclnsino., \

E1q/Or:1rlantal drl111na With 01 lU. _a 0 ad1:0\7ll1'da tho end or JUne 10 n bead! a'amina. ua1ng1 !noh hol0. t'raa 50 to 100 foet 1aog proved .. groat8uc•••a. 'lb18 1IQ1'k than bz'anchod out to usl.t In. and t'1na1­11 tolt8 over, tl10 drllling ~or the .tandard Ir1a but cbarf>pI'll(seo AppelldS,., A). In bo~tOllI aUco ohamber Jldnh\8 reaulta reO~lll 1:0 tho .tendard tDJI18l' tn>e or _.In tblI 1:op aUoe ""n1ns attained require N lta,B7 drill 1'0,.. 1l 1noh bole. lensth or the •the NO .1100 late Y<Ir'J llt1t'71ng resulta01' 15 lb. le81 POl' 1:0 and 5 brokenper 1'oot or hole drilled obta1ne

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CRE (T)

lth this thod or broaldng ground tretl8n&>u8 b_or broken rook soon llCCfU.']stedo The problem tben 1'....

olved around botter and futer _tbodlI or l' 0I!l0v1ng the _khom .gvJergro &n8WIU' to this .... tound in the WIGor the 10 RB cU...l operated 1Ib0vel. end a D 6 ca 1]] lIZ'bull-&>...,.. a..1eted 1n o]Aatting up llDl1 pl lth largevolUDlls of slo_17 l8Ov1ng air, the blem of tho ez:balUltrumes 1'rom the.. cU...l 91181-. wall tllIY01' ....10\U1.

'lbo ....,00.. the COtIllU>1 bu enJ07G d itl. s~at Glbraltlu:' ls duo largo17 to tho a..1stlmoe and oo-operat­ien that lIiU .. 1're017 lind wholel»u-te41y given by all u_o1D.ted with tho work. I oxtend en ~1t: or th. 110. 2 Tunne­lling Coy. R.C.E., the aeopest ~prec1ation and thanks tol

C.E. Glbraltor, - tor bi. UDChD.nging plsnninG or worksand excollent oo-operating.

- for bi. untiring ....s1etaXlc. and exll..:l­lent adv10••

O.OI.(T)C078 RE,- for their allowing tho Cl<'qle'V to·scrounge' their I2ICh needed equipment.

O.C. kllbop••• ftsz.t bi. 26 hour J:IIl1ntonnDc. and qu1ckrepair of 0 ssor••

Excavator Coy tor the use or their 10 ton truoks.

CRE (W) - for the uae 01: bi. 10 RB and 06.

lJo.l('l')Coy RCE - for the oont1n1>ed ma1ntolJEll'loo and WIO(Spao. Dotl1Ch) or th.ir air and petrol operated

dl "l!I'!tld drllls.

'on !>AhA] t or all of lUI I WllXlt to w1IIb God8pOOd and good luck to our Censdian '1W:lDlll1er••wbo are leo.v1ng us vory lIbort17. 'l'bey lI1'O theonl;, Doc1n1on troops _ have bIld on th Rock, llDl1UIle all oUl' tunnelling un!te the;, ha carvedout a t tor tbc1eelves wh1ch 11111 stand aslong .s the Rook l'GlIlll1n8. '!be;, have 40De a greatJob ot work and _ wish them all good fCll'tuzllt andl)OO<1 sound l'OCk 'tIhIn...lI1' tbe7 IlIll;1 SO·.

CoPl to,ORB{T} Glb.File (Sgd) (J.G. Tatballl) Jor.

Offioor C<nNlDdSng.!lo. 2 Tunnelling Coy. R

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